The domineering Uchiha drove the Third Hokage mad!

Chapter 494 Fierce Battle with Onoki

Onoki floated in mid-air, his wide robes fluttering in the wind.

He had already reviewed all the files of the three Uchiha clan members: previously, he was merely a barely passable Uchiha with a one-tomoe Sharingan, and his battle record was mediocre. Even Fujino, a Jonin, explaining that the opponent already possessed a three-tomoe Sharingan, did not shake his judgment in the slightest.

The war lasted for many years, and it was not uncommon for members of the Uchiha clan to suddenly awaken or advance their Sharingan on the battlefield.

In his view, this boy had only recently been promoted by luck, so he did not take this sixteen-year-old Uchiha boy seriously.

Onoki's gaze passed over the three peaks of the Uchiha clan and landed on Yui Aoyama behind him.

"Young Uchiha boy, as long as you release Aoyama Yui, a Jonin, and return him to Iwagakure, I will show leniency and not pursue your trespassing on the Land of Earth's borders. I will even allow you to leave the Land of Earth safely."

He simply hovered silently in the air, his gaze lowered as he stared down, waiting for the boy's answer of submission.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Mitsunori chuckled softly, his three-tomoe Sharingan slowly swirling in his eyes.

He had just awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan and was worried about where to test the power of Susanoo. The Third Tsuchikage, who was famous throughout the ninja world, was the perfect touchstone.

"Yui Aoyama is now my woman, and she will return to Konoha with me."

"It is said that our Uchiha ancestor Madara once defeated the Second Tsuchikage. Today, I wish to follow in my ancestor's footsteps and challenge you, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki. After I am fortunate enough to win, we can then properly 'discuss' the future of the Land of Earth."

The last two words, "negotiation," were emphasized heavily by Uchiha Mitsunori, as if he already considered everything in the Land of Earth as his own.

Hearing that Uchiha Mitsunori had risked directly challenging the Third Tsuchikage Onoki for her sake, this selfless protection flowed into Aoyama Yui's heart like a scalding warm current.

Her eyes reddened slightly, and she gently tugged at Uchiha Mitsunori's sleeve, her voice almost pleading, "Mitsunori, please don't do this! Let me go back to Iwagakure! The Third Tsuchikage always keeps his word; he will definitely keep his promise and let you leave. Don't risk your life!"

Upon seeing this, Fujino, a Jonin from Iwagakure on the opposite side, instantly became violent and agitated, his eyes blazing with jealousy and hatred, and veins bulging on his forehead.

He pursued Aoyama Yui for five whole years, gifting her rare ninja tools, publicly expressing his feelings, and using every method he could think of, but he still couldn't move her in the slightest.

He had comforted himself countless times, believing that as long as he persisted, he would eventually win her over. But now, he watched helplessly as his beloved became increasingly dependent on and intimate with an enemy from the Uchiha clan. His unrequited love crumbled completely amidst her public favoritism and humiliation, turning his love into hatred and intense malice.

He abruptly raised his hand, pointing a trembling finger at Aoyama Yui, and cursed, "You slut! You completely forgot your identity as an Iwagakure ninja just because he's handsome, and forgot all the sacrifices I've made for you over the years! You're utterly shameless and have disgraced our Iwagakure village!"

Yui Aoyama's eyes turned cold as she met Fujino's venomous gaze without fear, her disgust almost overflowing as if she had spotted something filthy.

She held tightly to Uchiha Mitsunori's arm, gently leaning half of her body against his shoulder, her cheek pressed against his sleeve, declaring her ownership in the most intimate way.

Then, she yelled at Fujino, "If you're ugly, don't come out here and disgust people. Last night, I already slept with Uchiha Mitsunori. Now I'm his woman, so naturally I have to think about him."

At this moment, she wore an undisguised contempt, her face devoid of any former colleaguely affection.

These words were like the sharpest blade, piercing Fujino's already fragile self-esteem and crushing his five years of persistence and humility to dust.

Five years of silent dedication, countless setbacks and humiliations, the ridicule and mockery of others, coupled with the public contempt and break-up from his beloved at this moment, all the negative emotions intertwined and crashed down on his heart like a huge boulder, making his blood boil and his insides burn, and a metallic taste surged in his throat.

He suddenly clutched his chest, his body convulsing violently.

The next second, with a "plop," a mouthful of bright red blood gushed out of his mouth, splashing onto the soil in front of him, blooming into particularly eye-catching blood flowers.

Fujino's loss of composure and the Uchiha boy's arrogance were like two sparks, completely igniting Onoki's pent-up anger.

His face instantly turned ashen, and a violent rage surged in his previously murky eyes, plunging the entire open space into a deathly, oppressive silence.

Onoki suddenly raised his hand, a thick layer of chakra gathering in his palm. With an intimidating air, he said, "Arrogant Uchiha brat! Since you don't know what's good for you and ignore my kindness, then let me see just how much skill you have and whether you can leave these deep mountains alive!"

After saying that, he gathered his extremely refined chakra, and white light patterns flowed and swirled in his palm, emitting a terrifying aura that could disintegrate everything.

"Dust Release: Particle Style - Detachment Technique!"

He let out a low shout, the sound wave vibrating the air, and the floating rubble around him instantly shattered into powder. A semi-transparent cube barrier suddenly formed, carrying a space-tearing force, and crashed down towards the spot where Uchiha Sanfeng had previously stood.

Uchiha Mitsunori was prepared. The moment Onoki raised his hand to form a hand seal, the dynamic vision of his three-tomoe Sharingan was instantly activated to its maximum.

Every hand seal movement of Onoki, the trajectory of chakra flow, and even the moment the barrier was formed were clearly captured by Uchiha Mitsunori, who analyzed and deduced them in his mind in slow motion.

The instant Onoki uttered his low shout, Uchiha Mitsunaga lightly touched the ground with his feet, his figure flashing dozens of meters to the side like a ghost.

Almost the instant the three peaks of Uchiha were completely separated, the transparent barrier crashed heavily to the ground, and the soil and rocks within its range were instantly broken down into the finest atomic state, which then scattered with the wind.

A perfectly square crater was left on the ground, its walls smooth as a mirror, a testament to the terrifying power of this technique. Uchiha Mitsunori stood outside the dust cloud, gazing at the crater before him; the power of Dust Release was even stronger than he had anticipated.

Uchiha Mitsunori brushed the fine dust off his clothes with a calm and unhurried motion, as if he had just dodged a non-fatal attack, but merely a trivial test.

A mysterious smile played on his lips as he looked up at Onoki in mid-air, his eyes full of provocation: "This move is indeed dangerous. If used to ambush an unsuspecting opponent, it would surely defeat them in one strike. Unfortunately, in a head-on confrontation, the Uchiha with their Sharingan activated are far more accurate in predicting such wide-range attacks than you can imagine."

"Onoki, if this is all you've got, you're probably going to fall into the hands of a kid like me who just 'luckily advanced' today."

These words were undoubtedly Uchiha Mitsunori's deliberate attempt to provoke the other party and test Onoki's trump card.

"You brat, how dare you!"

Onoki was thoroughly enraged by Mikami's provocation. He formed hand seals again, and his earth-yellow chakra surged wildly to the ground, connecting closely with the rock veins beneath the earth. The tremors of the entire open space intensified, and the cracks under his feet continued to spread and expand.

"Earth Release: Rigid Form Technique!"

He roared in a deep voice, his voice filled with barely suppressed rage. Chakra surged into the earth like a raging tide, causing violent geological fluctuations. A series of muffled rumbling sounds came from beneath the ground, as if a giant beast was about to burst out of the earth.

The earth trembled violently, and rubble flew like rain. Cracks spread out like a spider web, and a huge rock arm burst out of the ground with the power to split mountains and shatter rocks, stirring up clouds of dust.

Then, a thick torso and a sharply defined head took shape, and a rock giant over thirty meters tall stood majestically on the open ground.

The giant's body was covered in dense, hard rock, giving it a heavy, dark gray texture. Its eyes gleamed with a cold, earth-style chakra light, radiating a mountain-like oppressive aura.

Just standing there made the air in the entire open space feel heavy.

Onoki slowly flew to the top of the giant's head, stood firmly, and deliberately kept a distance from the three peaks by stepping on the hard rocks.

He was well aware of the Sharingan's dynamic vision enhancement in close combat, so he naturally wouldn't give his opponent any opportunity to take advantage.

Onoki planned to control a rock giant to overwhelm Uchiha Mitsurugi with brute force. At the same time, he would look for another opportunity to unleash Dust Release and defeat his enemies in one strike.

"Crush him!"

Onoki let out a low shout, his tone filled with killing intent, and controlled the rock giant to swing its giant fist, smashing it fiercely towards the Uchiha Mitsurugi. Wherever the giant fist passed, the air was compressed and made a loud "whooshing" sound. The fist wind swept up the broken stones and attacked the Uchiha Mitsurugi like a storm.

The giant fist came roaring in, the wind from the punch stirring up dust and gravel, and the ground was pressed down by the force of the punch, forming a shallow ravine.

Uchiha Sanfeng tapped the ground repeatedly, his figure dodging rapidly, weaving through the rain of rubble like a ghost, barely managing to dodge the giant fist as it fell, his toes even touching the scorching airflow from the fist.

The giant fist slammed heavily into the ground again with a loud "boom," sending debris flying and instantly creating a huge crater with fine cracks covering its walls.

Uchiha Mitsunori landed on a rock not far away, his brows furrowed slightly as he quickly analyzed the situation in his mind.

The Fire Release and Wind Release ninjutsu that Uchiha Mitsunori currently possesses are insufficient to reach Onoki in the air.

Ordinary ninjutsu, when applied to a rock giant, would only leave a few shallow marks, unable to cause any substantial damage, and would instead deplete the giant's chakra.

What's more troublesome is that the rock giant is incredibly strong and has amazing defense. Delaying this situation will be detrimental to the Uchiha Triumphs, so they must break the deadlock as soon as possible.

Before he could think for a moment, the rock giant’s other fist was already upon him, with the force of a mountain crashing down, leaving him no way to avoid it.

Without further hesitation, Uchiha Mitsunori transferred and reassembled the three-tomoe Sharingan in his eyes, transforming it into intricate and eerie Mangekyou Sharingan patterns.

Uchiha Mitsunori's chakra aura suddenly surged, shaking away all the surrounding dust and rubble.

"Susanoo, First Form!"

He let out a low shout, and dense chakra burst forth from his body, quickly condensing into a half-skeletal form.

This is the Mangekyou Sharingan-exclusive Susanoo of the Uchiha Mitsurugi, entirely orange in color with distinct angular bones.

Although it was only a little over eight meters tall, it exuded a chilling aura, causing even Onoki in the air to shrink his pupils.